Venezuela's Triumphant Socialist Paradise

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How Venezuela was Destroyed From Within

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Among the surest signs of a society in deep crisis are persistent blackouts, the inability of a government to supply its citizens with power adequately and consistently. Outages signify neglect of critical infrastructure, warped energy markets, and regulatory corruption.

But what makes the extended, repeated blackouts in Venezuela over the past 20-plus years so extraordinary, and such a perfect metaphor for the darkness that has enveloped the Venezuelan people since Hugo Chavez came to power, is the Bolivarian Republic’s immense oil reserves. The story of how an energy powerhouse short-circuited over and over again presents a tragic and cautionary tale, told sensitively but assuredly in William Neuman’s excellent new book on Venezuela’s anguish, no fewer than eight chapters of which are simply titled “Blackout.”

How Venezuela was destroyed from within
 
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If you want one example to put the situation in Venezuela into a snapshot here it is….. Ronald Acuna Jr took 150 million dollars in order to ensure that he got every member of his family out of town. Juan Soto who is basically considered a close comp talent wise just turned down 440 million. Apparently the moral of the story is that people will give up hundreds of millions of dollars to keep family members from eating family pets.
 
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sonofUT62 said:
If you want one example to put the situation in Venezuela into a snapshot here it is….. Ronald Acuna Jr took 150 million dollars in order to ensure that he got every member of his family out of town. Juan Soto who is basically considered a close comp talent wise just turned down 440 million. Apparently the moral of the story is that people will give up hundreds of millions of dollars to keep family members from eating family pets.
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I don't understand your story. What does this have to do with Venezuela?
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
I don't understand your story. What does this have to do with Venezuela?
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Acuna left huge money on the table to take enough guaranteed money to get his family out of Venezuela. Soto was able to hold out for substantially more money even though they’re of equal talent because his family is in a much more stable situation.
 
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sonofUT62 said:
Acuna left huge money on the table to take enough guaranteed money to get his family out of Venezuela. Soto was able to hold out for substantially more money even though they’re of equal talent because his family is in a much more stable situation.
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Oh, OK. I read that but didn't understand where you going.
 
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sonofUT62 said:
Acuna left huge money on the table to take enough guaranteed money to get his family out of Venezuela. Soto was able to hold out for substantially more money even though they’re of equal talent because his family is in a much more stable situation.
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Ronald Acuna is Venezuelan? I thought he was Dominican?
 
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www.foxbusiness.com

Kevin O'Leary calls out potential seizure of Trump's assets: ‘What happens in Venezuela, not New York’

Kevin O'Leary said it is "a little scary" that the New York AG plans to seize President Trump's assets if he doesn't pay the $354 million fine in the civil fraud ruling.
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Sanctions... most of you people are so giddy when it comes to sanctioning other countries, not even knowing that these same weapons would be turned on individuals. They will start going after your bank accts, pensions, etc if you have been labeled an undesirable.
 
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Sanctions... most of you people are so giddy when it comes to sanctioning other countries, not even knowing that these same weapons would be turned on individuals. They will start going after your bank acts, pensions, etc if you have been labeled an undesirable.
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Are you equating sanctions levied against a country with zero due process rights to a judgement against an American citizen in a court of law where they will take assets if his fine isn't paid?
 
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